Featured Project: Barry County Jail – Cassville, MO
Project Overview Facility: Barry County Jail Owner: Barry County, MO Location: Cassville, MO Construction Manager: Nabholz Construction Architect: N-Form Architecture Services: LWIC Roof Deck Systems Project Summary Nettles installed a tapered Elastizell lightweight insulating concrete (LWIC) roof deck system over the new Barry County Jail and Sheriff’s Office building. “We worked with the architect to develop […]
Featured Project: Buck O’Neil Bridge – Kansas City, MO
Project Overview Facility: Buck O’Neil Bridge Owner: City of Kansas City and Missouri Department of Transportation Location: Kansas City, MO General contractor: Massman-Clarkson Joint Venture Services: Engineered flowable fill Project Summary The Buck O’Neil Bridge, formerly known as the Broadway Bridge, is a triple arch bridge over the Missouri River, that serves as a key regional […]
Featured Project: Sampson-Howard Elementary School – Temple, Texas
Project Overview Facility: Sampson-Howard Elementary School Owner: Temple Independent School District Location: Temple, Texas General contractor: Cloud Construction Company, Inc. Architect: Stantec Services: Lightweight insulating concrete roof deck system Project Summary Nettles Construction Solutions was hired for a new elementary school construction project. The new school would be approximately 133,365 square feet, with multiple roof areas at […]
Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Deck Systems Buyer’s Guide
Lightweight insulating concrete is a strong and versatile material that can be used as an alternative to traditional ISO boards to create high-performance roof deck systems. Nettles Construction Solutions is a trusted contractor and installer of lightweight insulating concrete (LWIC) roof deck systems across the United States, with decades of experience. In this buyer’s guide, […]
Featured Project: Waco Family Medicine Central Campus – Waco, Texas
Project Overview Facility: Waco Family Medicine General Contractor: Beck Architect: HKS Owner: Waco Family Medicine Services: Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Deck System Project Summary Waco Family Medicine hired Beck as the general contractor to build a new central medical office building that would enable them to care for patients in the Waco region. The building was four […]
Featured Project: Giglio Warehouse Re-Roofing – Beaumont, Texas
Project Overview Application: LWIC Roof Deck for Giglio Warehouse General Contractor: Perkins Roofing Services Provided: Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Deck System Project Summary Giglio Distributing Company, a wholesale beverage distributor located in Beaumont, Texas, needed a new roof for their warehouse. The warehouse roof had run the full course of its lifecycle, and needed to […]
Top 15 Advantages of Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Decks Compared To Traditional Roof Decks
Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Decks (LWIC) are not just a little better than traditional roofing systems – they are significantly better. Traditional roof insulation systems such as polyiso (polyisocyanurate) and polystyrene are simply not as durable, fire resistant, wind resistant, or cost-effective over the long-term as LWIC. The following are the top 15 ways Lightweight […]
Featured Project: Manuel Guajardo, Jr., Elementary School
Project Overview Facility: Manuel Guajardo, Jr., Elementary School, Texas City, TX Construction Manager: Harrison, Walker & Harper, LP, Paris, TX Architect: Texas-IBI Group Services: 3″ Tectum I Long Span Roof Decking Lightweight Insulating Concrete (LWIC) Vented metal roof decking under the LWIC Project Summary For this elementary school, we used 3″ Tectum I long span roof decking, and […]
How Reroofing With Lightweight Insulating Concrete (LWIC) Roof Deck Systems Save Roofing Contractors Time and Money
Lightweight Insulating Concrete (LWIC) roof deck systems are an economical and permanent insulation solution for reroofing projects. For roofing contractors doing reroofing projects, LWIC saves time and money – which means more profit for the roofing company. There are two major ways that LWIC saves time and money on the reroofing process. Save time and money by […]
Featured Project: Children’s Mercy Hospital
Project Overview Facility: Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO General Contractor: McCownGordon Construction Architect: BSA LifeStructures Services: Lightweight Insulating Concrete Roof Deck (LWIC) Project Overview The WestPro Construction Solutions team, in conjunction with BSA LifeStructures, the architectural firm, and McCown Gordon, the general contractor, installed a lightweight insulating concrete (LWIC) roof deck system […]
